We’ll See You On Monday Thoroughly vetting candidates can help in finding ideal employees who are worth the investment in time and resources. By: Aaron Baunee, managing editor T Aaron Baunee, a graduate of the University at Albany with a double major in history and journalism, is the managing edi-tor of Cleaning & Maintenance Management magazine. He can be reached at ABaunee@EBSCO. com. In his years with the pub-lication, Baunee has amassed numerous articles, columns and commentaries pertaining to com-mercial cleaning and maintenance. Baunee encourages readers to communicate editorial ideas to him and welcomes discussions on pertinent industry happenings. Connect through social media: LinkedIn.com/in/AaronBaunee, Facebook.com/CMMOnline and Twitter.com/CMeNewsDaily. The commercial cleaning and maintenance indus-try is notorious for its high employee turnover rates. The figures vary in each market segment, but I have consistently seen statistics in the 300 per-cent range. It is true that some employees have impressive tenure and eventually retire from their long-held positions, but they are the exception. Based on industry data, the average frontline janitorial, custodial and environmental services positions are held by three different individuals in a given year. This changing of the cleanliness and hygiene guard occurs almost seasonally, and one has to wonder if our hiring practices are contributing to the turnover phenomenon. for more info Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Management . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select SUPPLIER SEARCH from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Hiring . 12 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • March 2013
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